Why we LOVE lunch totes
Lunch totes are like a trip back in time to when you had a lunch box, except now you’re in charge of what it looks like. No more hiding your Josey and the Pussycats lunch box in your junior high locker so you can take a paper bag to the lunch room! My mom bought that thing about 2 years after I asked for one, and then insisted I take it to school each day, ensuring ridicule by my peers! Now, I can choose leopard print or rainbow flower neoprene or hot pink with lime handles – a wide range of looks to match my outfits!
The Wall Street Journal reported last month that more working adults than ever were taking their lunch to work, primarily to save money. As gas prices went up, first people gave up their daily Starbucks fix (remember the 600 stores they closed across America?) The next move they made was to stop eating out at lunch.
I have brought my lunch to work almost every day for many years. The original reason was to be certain that I actually got to eat. For years, I had a very hectic work life, with back to back meetings and piles of work. While I could send my assistant out to pick something up, it was not a great use of her time. So most Mondays, I carried in fresh flowers, fruit, and other items to sustain my energy through the week. Eating light and healthy breakfasts and lunches also helped offset the many business dinners and Friday and Saturday night date night, which always involve eating out.
These days, I come to work with lunch tote almost every day. I have more time to make delicious homemade soups and salads, which really help me keep my weight down. So I can eat healthy food, and the time I save gets me out of the office earlier at the end of the day.
Our best selling lunch totes at Give Simple are from Murval. Murval develops cool fabrics and fun prints, and then translates them into clever totes and functional bags of all kinds. Their insulated totes come in leopard, giraffe, polka dot, leopard, and argyle patterns. A new addition is Built, with their fabulous neoprene lunch totes. French Bull patterns on neoprene? Sign us up!! I only wish I could get them to make me a custom wetsuit in rainbow flower! Neoprene is PERFECT for lunch totes because it is lightweight, rugged, and insulating! Simply brilliant. Last week, we added bright and fun Lunch totes from Milano at the amazing $14 price point.
So you see, it really is possible to save money, watch your girlish figure, and look great while toting your lunch to work. So many lunch tote choices at Give Simple!